13-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams asserted herself as the heavy favorite to win the second Grand Slam of the season at Roland Garros with a dominating win against the top-ranked Victoria Azarenka at the Madrid Open on Sunday. With the title win, Williams moved up the rankings at number six and can very well [...]

Kaia Kanepi put the last few months behind her and got back into the WTA winner’s circle on Saturday, and in dramatic fashion too, fighting hard to survive Carla Suárez Navarro in the Estoril Open final. After an Australian season that saw her win her first Premier title in Brisbane, Kanepi sat out for a [...]

Sara Errani continued to slide into the record books on Saturday, extending her clay court winning streak to 15 matches and three tournaments by beating Elena Vesnina in the Budapest Grand Prix final. Errani was the top seed at the International-level event and apart from one three-setter, against Hungary’s own Melinda Czink in the second [...]

Her huge serve and groundstrokes hitting their mark time and time again, Maria Sharapova was in vintage form in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, finally breaking her finals jinx against World No.1 Victoria Azarenka and capturing her 25th WTA title with a 61 64 victory. From an absolutely packed field that included [...]

A new queen was crowned at the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem on Saturday, as young Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens beat Spain’s Laura Pous-Tio to cap an absolute breakthrough week. Before this week Bertens had only played one WTA main draw, at her home event in ‘s-Hertogenbosch last year – she lost first [...]

The Internazionali BNL d’Italia, more popularly known as Rome Masters, will take place from May 13 to 20, 2012. This combined men’s and women’s claycourt event features the world’s best ATP and WTA players. This is a significant stop on tour prior to the second Grand Slam event of the year – the French Open [...]

The prize money at the 2012 French Open has increased significantly this year and what’s great about this, in most players’ perspective, is that it will benefit all the participants. The Roland Garros 2012 organizers revealed that the overall prize money is now set at $24.6 million, around 7 percent higher from last year. The [...]

Angelique Kerber spoiled Caroline Wozniacki’s perfect record at the e-Boks Open on Sunday afternoon, beating the World No.6 in straight sets in the final of the International-level tournament, 64 64. The No.2-seeded Kerber barely made it through her first few matches of the week, rallying from a set down to win her first and second [...]

It was a meaningful day in many ways for Sara Errani on Sunday, as she not only swept the Barcelona Ladies Open singles and doubles titles, but she also made a special dedication to a fallen countryman. The No.7-seeded Errani didn’t lose a set en route to the final and brought out that top form [...]

Roger Federer equaled Rafael Nadal’s record of 19 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles after defeating American John Isner 7-6(7), 6-3 on Sunday in Indian Wells. He became the first player to claim four BNP Paribas Open titles, adding to the three straight he won from 2004-06. “When it all pays off after a bit [...]